Round 12 Review
Seniors
6.8-44 RICHMOND CENTRAL def by
17.14-116 MONASH GRYPHONS
Goal Kickers: N. Booth 3, D. Giliam 2, L. Allan 2, B. Hilet 2, L. Wells 2, G. Munro, M. Fletcher, P. Gomizel, D. Wills, N. Rutherford, J. Nuguid.
Best Players: N. Booth, M. Fletcher, C. Mackie, B. Rose, G. Munro, M. Malloy.
Reserves
4.2-26 RICHMOND CENTRAL def by
13.17-95 MONASH GRYPHONS
Goal Kickers: W. Pocock 6, B. Lukav 2, K. Love, T. Russell, E. Strain, D. Gatsios, H. Vasconcelo.
Best Players: V. Coffey, M. Davies, T. Russell, W. Pocock, H. Vasconcelo, B. Murphy.
Review:
It is a fabulous time to be at the Monash Gryphons. Those who have faithfully travelled far and wide over the past seven seasons have not had much to cheer for; however, season 2010 is far different. Each Thursday night contains great anticipation of the coming Saturday as defeat is not even considered a possibility and there is a spring in the step of all and sundry.
At quarter time on Saturday, it was as if we were about to watch a close contest again as it was clear that Richmond were employing a Lyonesque (as in Ross Lyon) gameplan. They had numbers behind the ball and made us work for each possession in an attempt to mitigate our scoring power. The slow start was rectified in the second term as Nick Booth, Ben Rose and Matt Fletcher began to win the contested ball and give first use to our forwards.
The third term was a mixed bag where we didn’t improve our buffer over the Snakes as their ultra-defensive tactics once again proved frustrating, however, as they tried to win the game in the last, so did the game begin to open up considerably and we went away with it in the end.
What was most pleasing was that Laynton Allen and Daniel Wills were not dominant, yet we still kicked a score on a reasonably heavy track. Also pleasing was the spread of the goalkickers and the form of Brodie Hilet as the ‘extra’ tall in the forward 45.
Special mention must also be made of the reserves who notched up their 10th straight win. You are now rewriting your own history boys as this is the longest winning streak in the history of the club. Let’s continue the sequence against Nth Brunswick next Saturday and it may be a record that stands for many years to come.
Photos:
Photos by Jake Zhivov. More photos can be found on the Gryphons Facebook page.